Ancient Greek Civilizations

​Ancient Greek Civilization

​What is a civilization?

​A civilization is...

​a group of people living together in a well-organized way.

​A civilization has...

​cities, farming, leaders, writing, and religion

​What does ancient mean?

​ancient means very old

​An ancient civilization is a group of people that lived in a well organized group a long time ago.

​We live in a civilization today.
The United States is a civilization.

A civilization has...
- Jobs
- religions
- leaders
- city-states

Multiple Choice

What civilization have we been learning about?

• Ancient Greece

• The United States

• The Mayans

• Africa

Match

Match the map to the correct civilization.

Ancient Greece

Asia

United States

• Ancient Greece

• Asia

• United States

​religion

​A belief in god or gods

​Ancient Greece had a religion.


They believed that there were many gods and goddesses.

​Ancient Greek Religion

​zeus

​Zeus

​Zeus controlled lightning and thunder

Multiple Choice

What did Zeus control?

• The sea
• The underworld
• clouds

• lightning and thunder

​Hera

​Hera

​Hera was in charge of women and children

Multiple Choice

What was Hera in charge of?

• the sea

• women and children

• lightning and thunder

• music

​Poseidon

​Poseidon

​Poseidon controlled the sea.

Multiple Choice

What did Poseidon control?

• The sea

• Lightning and thunder

• music

• love

​Athena

​Athena

​Athena was the goddess of wisdom, war and crafts

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Multiple Choice

What was Athena the goddess of?

• love

• music

• wisdom and war

• the sea

​What is a contribution?

​giving something away

​Where did the gods and goddesses live?

Multiple Choice

What is a contribution?

• giving something away

• keeping something forever

​What did Ancient Greece contribute?

​What did Ancient Greece contribute?

​The Olympics